Looking for the perfect gift for the Traveler in your life?   Here’s a list of ideas that are sure to be a hit: America the Beautiful Pass This is a treasure for any one who loves to visit the National Parks, with most one-day […]

From waterfalls to national monuments, bison, mountains, quirky attractions, and the Wild West. South Dakota has something for everyone. Here are some places to stop along I-90 through South Dakota.

Never in a million years did I picture Branson, Missouri, as the type of place that would have anything to offer children.  Boy, was I wrong!  You can certainly drop a load of money here, but there are also some free things that the whole family […]

When the opportunity arose for a 5 day trip to New Orleans, and I was pleasantly surprised to learn just how kid-friendly this Mardi Gras town turned out to be! Here are seven kid-friendly activities that we enjoyed while traveling to New Orleans with two energetic little boys.

For the audio version, click below. The boys and I left Eastbourne for a day trip out to Kent, to visit the “Loveliest Castle in the World,” Leeds Castle. It was quite a bit out of the way in the countryside, but being a weekday […]

About one hour east of Brighton, England, is another seaside resort community called Eastbourne, where we spent our final few days of our two month European trip. We rode the bus through the hilly countryside, passing the Three Sister’s Chalk Cliffs along the sea. We […]

After a month and a half of busy touring throughout Iceland, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and Eastern England, it was time to head to the seaside.  We left London, and took the train to Brighton, a seaside resort community located on the South Central coast of […]

Virtual resources for travel to Alaska, including virtual reality, 360 videos and other experiences.

Have you ever celebrated a holiday in another country? One holiday that we have spent away from home several times is Halloween. While RVing full time, we celebrated Halloween in two U.S. cities aside from our home in Chicago – San Diego and Albuquerque, and […]

One treat we had planned for the kids while in London was to take them to see Warner Bros, Making of Harry Potter Studio Tour, where all of the Harry Potter movies were filmed. Not only was our oldest son a huge fan of Harry […]

While we were based in London, we considered a day trip on the Eurorail, the high speed train that travels under the English Channel, which would allow us to visit Paris for the day. Since neither the kids, nor my mother had ever been to […]

Our friends treated us to a tour around London with a cruise on the Thames River, beginning at the Tower of London, and ending at Greenwich.  We loved seeing some of London’s iconic sights from the River, including Big Ben, the London Eye, and Tower […]

As our time in Bath came to an end, we looked forward to the next leg of our trip to one of the greatest cities in the world, London, where we would spend two fabulous weeks. We rented an apartment for the time we stayed […]

As we left Avebury and wound our way toward the Cotswolds, we traveled skinny two lane roads surrounded by trees, barely enough room for one car to pass at a time.  Sometimes the tour bus had to stop completely to allow a driver from the […]

Using Bath as our base, we selected a Mad Max Tour for a long day trip to Stonehenge, the Cotswolds, and the Avebury Stone Circles.  We were extremely happy with both the tour company and the stops on the route.  It was a smaller bus […]

Oh, lovely, lovely, Bath, where do I begin?  How we loved this beautiful city!!!  Bath is so much more than just the sight of the famous Roman Baths!  In fact, upon researching, I was surprised to also find it to be the home of the […]

“All the world’s a stage,  And all the men and women merely players:  They have their exits and their entrances;  And one man in his time plays many parts.”— As You Like It The long trip from Llandudno, Wales into England was quite a change […]

Our 4 year Nomadiversary is significant because it marks the end of full time travel for us, but certainly not the end of travel. Click below to watch 4 years of our travel highlights: Our boys were 8 and 6 years old when we left […]

While staying in Wales, I was determined to visit one of the area’s Medieval Castles.  Because Conwy was touted as the best preserved, with the added bonus of being able to walk along the remaining town walls, we thought it would be a great choice.  […]

After a week in Ireland, it was time to head to Northern Wales.  We opted to ride the Ferry from Dublin to Holyhead Wales, a two hour journey, because, well, I like variety!  We were loaded onto a bus and shuttled to the ferry about […]

We chose to take a bus tour from the Dublin city center to three sites: Rock of Cashel, Cork City, & Blarney Castle.  We had just missed the date cut off to do the tour to Skellig Island, which was featured in the Star Wars movie.  […]

We awoke at 4:45 am to catch our flight from Edinburgh to Dublin.  Security was quick and easy.  My 9 year old, who was starting to get used to airport security, made me laugh as he went through the security checkpoint with his hands straight […]

While we were based in Edinburgh, one of the side trips that we wanted to take was to see the famous Loch Ness in Inverness.  So instead of renting a car and attempting to drive on the opposite side of the road, we booked the […]

From Edinburgh Castle to Holyrood Palace is approximately a one mile stroll through the heart of the Old Town of Edinburgh, referred to as The Royal Mile.  These succession of streets were packed with stores, restaurants, and entertainment of all kinds. As I mentioned in […]

We touched down into Edinburgh, Scotland at 10 am, after a 6:30 am flight from Iceland.  Arriving in Scotland was seamless, and once we passed through customs, we followed the exit signs to the tram, found a kiosk to buy tickets, and boarded the waiting […]

About a year and a half ago, we were “done” with the RV life, and ready to move on.  So we sold our 40 foot Fleetwood Bounder Motorhome.  However, after 6 months traveling and living without, we realized how much we missed the RV lifestyle.  […]

TIME FRAME We had approximately 2 days to explore Iceland for the first time.  We arrived on an overnight flight from Los Angeles, which landed at approximately 6 a.m. LA time, which is about 1 p.m. Iceland time. In essence, between jet lag and the time […]

So, as I mentioned in my first post about Iceland, our second and only FULL day in Iceland got off to a late start, as jet lag knocked us down a bit.  We set off to explore the Golden Circle, an area of Iceland that […]

We had been talking about visiting the U.K. for about 10 years, but Iceland wasn’t really on my radar.  However, as our itinerary took shape, I realized that starting at the furthest point north, at the beginning of Autumn, was going to be necessary.  That […]

You’ve heard it, the old regretful saying “If I had to do it over again, I would have done it differently.” One year ago this week, we almost bought a house and settled down in a brand new place.  But we couldn’t pull the trigger.  […]

Well before we launched into RV travel, the very first book I read on the subject was about a family who took one year off of work to RV with their children.  They set a specific goal to visit every State Capital within the continental […]

We spent 3 glorious weeks in Europe way back in 2005, which seems like a lifetime ago.  That was my first trip overseas, and one of the best times of my life.  At that time, we flew into Paris, spent 3 days touring the Eiffel […]

When we travel, I love to have a visual of the places we have visited.  Here are some fun ways to track your travels: 1. TRAVEL BLOG The most consistent and accurate account of all our travels take place on my travel blog.  It is […]

We have been thinking about traveling to a certain destination for many, many years, and have been waiting for the “right” time to execute our plan.   After many hours of discussion and research, we agreed that the timing was right.  But, as I went to […]

There are endless things to do in San Diego.  Here is a list of 21 great ways to spend time in the San Diego sunshine! 1. Cabrillo National Monument Cabrillo National Monument and Statue celebrate the first European to set foot on the West Coast […]

It has been over 10 years since our first International trip to Europe, back when I only had to pack and plan for myself.  Now that we are preparing for our next big trip as a family of four, I find a checklist essential.  Here […]

One of the most common questions that we are asked is “What do you do about mail while you’re traveling?” It is actually a whole lot easier to manage mail than you may think.  There are a few options out there, but we have recently […]

Sometimes there is nothing I love more than watching good, inspirational travel movie.  Here are some classic travel movies and a few of my favorites: 1. Given The true story of two legendary surfers who take their young family from their home on Kauai to […]

When I started keeping a journal a few years back of all the attractions I wanted to visit across the country, I stumbled across some places in Illinois that I never even knew existed.  In fact, I was 21 years old the first time that […]

We left Merida, and took the ADO Bus to the city center of Cancun, about a 4 and a half hour journey.  It was pouring rain when we arrived, and my husband, now well practiced at negotiation, bargained a taxi ride to our hotel.  Although […]

Spending time in the capital city of the Yucatan, Merida, was not even on our radar, until our traveling friends brought our attention to a Worldschooling Gathering taking place there in April.  We were very excited about the opportunity to spend time with our friends […]

We used Valladolid as a base when visiting the ruins of Ek’Balam.  The ruins site was only about a half hour drive away from the city center, and there didn’t seem to be an easy way to catch a Collectivo, so we chose to hail […]

After spending a week and a half on the gorgeous Riviera Maya, it was time for us to head inland to the charming city of Valladolid, located in almost the center of the Yucatan peninsula.  We arrived into Valladolid’s ADO bus station, where we stepped […]

After a busy, but fun-filled weekend in Playa Del Carmen, I decided that I wasn’t in the mood to figure out all the details of how to get to the Coba Ruins, so instead we just booked a tour that would take us to Coba […]

After we left the beautiful Tulum Ruins and cooled off a bit, we walked toward Playa Pescadores, vowing that we would taxi back on our return. The kids entertained themselves and many passers-by on our walk, as they belted out more songs from Moana. The beach was […]

When we woke up the morning after our day at the beach in Xpu-Ha, we were unsure about attempting another full day outing to see Tulum in the hot sun.  We decided we’d just do a quick trip there and back, skipping the beach due to […]

A few days after arriving in Playa Del Carmen, we had a reunion with friends that we had met in San Diego at the RV Rally in January of 2016.  Their family joined us for a long weekend in Playa Del Carmen, before we would reunite again […]

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles were all necessary to get us to Mexico.  Once we arrived it became more like Rickshaws, Colectivos, and Motocars.  But I’ll get into that a little later… It all started with our first Uber ride to the San Diego Amtrak Station, where we boarded a train and spent […]

I have been playing around with IMovie software and decided it was time for me to learn how to make videos.  I have begun with a slideshow of photos and short video clips that give a summary of our travels over the last few years. […]